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Chrissy Wiedemann

CHRISSY WIEDEMANN

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As a teacher for 18 years, Chrissy enjoys working with students in English and Journalism at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Va. Chrissy received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from George Mason University. A proud Patriot, she connected to an international community there and developed her love of writing. As part of Patriot Nation, she traveled to Indianapolis in 2006 to watch the Cinderella team head to the Final Four. (Florida continues to be her least favorite team.) No English teacher has loads of free time during the school year, but when she can, Chrissy loves to see live music in DC. Summers on the beach and traveling to other countries are also favorites of hers. Chrissy is excited to return to Mason for her third WJMC and can’t wait to meet new friends this summer!

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April van Buren

APRIL VAN BUREN

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April van Buren, MJE, advises yearbook (Tower Tales), broadcast (Tower TV), and a new journalism website (Tower Media), and also teaches various digital media classes including graphic design and web design at East High School in Madison, WI.  She has taught journalism for about 18 years, including at Parkway Central High School in suburban St. Louis and at Mesa Vista Middle and High School in rural New Mexico. She has also been an adjunct professor for the Communications Department at the University of New Mexico-Taos. From 2010 to May of 2013, she served as the New Mexico director for the Journalism Education Association and as the Vice President of the NM Scholastic Press Association. She earned her National Board certification in Language Arts in 2012, and studied journalism, education and library sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She was the 2013 NM Adviser of the Year and currently serves on the Board for the Kettle Moraine Press Association and as the Broadcast Contest Director for the Journalism Education Association. In her free time, she likes to read young adult fiction, and plays roller derby and ice hockey.

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Jeanette Neyman

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Jeanette Neyman is an award-winning student media adviser at West Johnston High School in North Carolina, where she oversees yearbook, broadcast, newspaper and a literary magazine. Her broadcast team is first in state for the past two years and earned an All North Carolina in 2016.

Neyman is originally from Southern California, where she received a BA in Journalism and a MA in Education, and wrote for several publications including the Los Angeles Times and Pro Rodeo Sports News.

In her free time she runs a community food pantry with her students, travels widely and is an avid road cyclist. She is excited to join the advisory staff for the first time this year, and is looking forward to sharing her passion for journalism with the Correspondents.

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Jessica Young

JESSICA YOUNG

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Jessica Young is returning for another summer with the Washington Journalism and Media Conference.  Young teaches yearbook, journalism, photography, video production and graphic design at Orange Glen High School in Escondido, Calif. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Anthropology from San Diego State University and her Master’s Degree in Education from University of California, San Diego. She serves as the Vice President and Communications Chair for her school district’s teachers union. Young is the President of the San Diego Journalism Education Association and serves on the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees for the Quill and Scroll International Journalism Honor Society. She is an active member of the scholastic journalism community and teaches at workshops and conventions around the country. She was recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Journalism Education Association in 2012. In addition to teaching, Young works as freelance writer, photographer and graphic designer. She also enjoys running, baking, watching baseball, putting glitter on things and traveling. She has conquered the Original Marathon Greece, The Inca Trail in Peru, and the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC. In 2020, she fostered and adopted an Australian Cattle Dog, named Juno, who is now her best friend and #1 sidekick.

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Junior Faculty Advisor Staff

Elise Kenney

Junior Faculty Advisor

Elise Kenney is returning for her third summer at WJMC, after being a correspondent and then an intern, she so excited to be coming back as a Junior Faculty Advisor. Elise is currently a rising sophomore at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and is majoring in Political Science. Originally from Orono, Maine, WJMC inspired her to start a newspaper in her high school. Some of her favorite memories from WJMC include meeting Senator Susan Collins and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb. One day, she would like to be president of the United States, but before that she wants to be a campaign manager.

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Abrianna Nelson

ABRIANNA NELSON

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Abrianna Nelson, CJE, teaches journalism and advises newspaper, yearbook, broadcast, and literary magazine at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, Va. She also serves as a Curriculum Coordinator for the Journalism Education Association’s Curriculum Initiative; previously she served as the Entrepreneurship Module Leader from 2013-2017. Additionally, Nelson previously advised newspaper and yearbook at Pleasant Ridge High School in Easton, Kan from 2011-2014. She majored in journalism and history at Washington and Lee University and interned with the Fairfax County Times and USA Today. Nelson also holds an M.A.Ed. in Education from The College of William and Mary and an Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Virginia. Her specialties include web-based journalism and social media. In her free time, Nelson enjoys creative writing, binge-watching, rock climbing, and triathlon training.

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Katie Fletcher

KATIE FLETCHER

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Katie Fletcher is a born and bred Texan. With a BA in Political Science and English from Texas Tech University. She currently teaches at the alma mater of Roy Orbison, in a tiny town of less than 1000 residents. As the Fine Arts department chair at her school, Katie oversees the production of the school-wide yearbook, photographs that are featured in the local county newspaper, and all Art classes. She is in her fourteenth year of teaching Journalism. Outside the classroom, Katie is the advisor for Student Council where she works closely with students in serving both the school and local community. She’s passionate about the leadership characteristics and qualities that StuCo & WJMC nourish and finds joy in seeing students thrive. In her free time, Katie is an enthusiastic photographer, reader, concert attendant, sports fanatic, spades player, and traveler. She’s excited to be back at WJMC!

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Maggie Campbell

MAGGIE CAMPBELL

Junior Faculty Advisor

Maggie Campbell is a rising senior at Ohio University studying journalism and a Washington, D.C. area native. She attended WJMC as a correspondent in 2014 and has served as a Junior Faculty Advisor since the summer of 2017. While at Ohio University she has been active in the campus Society of Professional Journalists and the student-run publication The Post. This past year she served as president of OUSPJ and was a copy editor, social media contributor, and member of The Post’s investigations team. She has covered issues such as education, facilities, and sexual assault in schools. Maggie has previously been recognized for her public affairs reporting by the Central Ohio chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. Maggie is looking for toward to a great summer of watching aspiring journalists grow and discover D.C.

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Nathan Crawford

Junior Faculty Advisor

Nathan Crawford is a rising junior in the Honors College at George Mason University. He is studying Communication with a double concentration in Journalism and Political Communication. After attending WJMC in 2015, Nathan returned in 2016 as an intern, and again in 2017 as a JFA. At Mason, he is heavily involved in the Office of Admissions. He serves as a Mason Ambassador, a Telecounselor, and is a member of both the Welcome Team and Honors College Recruitment Team. In addition, he will be a Resident Advisor (RA) next year. Nathan aspires to one day be a broadcast journalist and anchor morning news. He looks forward to being part of WJMC for the fourth year and play a small role as the new correspondents explore their love for journalism. Find him across all forms of social media @n_crawford313.

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Hunter Ince

Junior Faculty Advisor

Hunter Ince is a rising sophomore at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He is majoring in Film-Television-Digital-Media with a concentration in Sports Broadcasting. Hunter has dreamed of being a sports broadcaster for ESPN his entire life. At TCU, you can find him serving as camera and crew man for many sporting events that’s of course when he isn’t in the library studying. Aside from journalism and studying, Hunter is a member of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), a mentor for College Student For A Day, and also works as a Student Assistant for the Athletic Administration. Hunter attended the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in 2015 and returned as an intern in 2016. He is excited to come back to WJMC as a Junior Faculty Advisor and get the opportunity to help guide students in finding their path in the journalism field.

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